Lost Planet PC IGN Review

Filed in archive Game Reviews on July 2, 2007

IGN shares their thoughts on Capcom's latest foray into PC ports: Lost Planet. While it may potentially look prettier than its Xbox 360 sibling thanks to Directx 10, you will need a PC that by all intents and purposes a high end one. IGN ran it on a Vista rig with a quadcore cpu, 8800 768mb video card and a 4GB of system ram and they werent able to push the game to its max settings. Whew. Frankly, you'll love this game if you like blowing huge enemies apart and don't care much about how sensible the script is.

If you're looking for a new console-style action game on PC, Resident Evil 4 is the better option. Sure it may have a dated look and require a controller, but its gameplay is far more satisfying than Capcom's Lost Planet. This title is more of an arcade game, though, which could excuse its transparent mechanics to a degree. But for an arcade game to succeed, it really needs tight, fluid methods for moving around, something Lost Planet's often cantankerous controls, even though they're better on PC, can only daydream about. What you get here caters to the mindless action fan - huge enemies, hulking weapons, monstrous explosions, and flashy visuals. Strip that away and there isn't much left. Aside from a few "wow" moments during boss battles and some decent multiplayer modes (when they're working), the gameplay is, for the most part, shallow and short on long-term appeal, and the characters and narrative are as enjoyable as waiting for the cable guy.